Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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